The invention discloses a method for synthesizing 1,8-cineole from terpilenol, and relates to the technical field of synthesis of 1,8-cineole. Terpilenol is converted into 1,8-cineole through
heterogeneous catalysis with
zinc trifluorosulfonate or
copper trifluorosulfonate as the catalyst. Terpilenol,
dichloromethane and a
solid catalyst are added into a reaction
bulb for a stirring reaction through a stirrer under the protection of
nitrogen at normal temperature and normal pressure, and the interference of an external environment is avoided.
Dichloromethane diluted reaction liquid is added after the reaction is completed, a saturated
sodium bicarbonate solution is added for extraction, a
dichloromethane phase is synthesized and washed three times with a saturated
salt solution, anhydroussodium
sulfate is added for
drying, and an organic phase is concentrated to obtain 1,8-cineole with certain purity. It is verified through experiments that the terpilenol conversion rate is up to 98%and the effective conversion rate of 1,8-cineole reaches 60% or above. Terpilenol is low in price and easy to obtain when serving as the
raw material, and the production cost is reduced; high temperature,
high pressure and other strict conditions are avoided, the technological steps are simple, the reaction time is short, and the conversion rate is high; no harmful byproducts can be generated, andthe method is friendly to the environment.